| 披沙拣金 |
pī shā - jiǎn jīn |
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom) / fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff |
| 披 |
pī |
to drape over one's shoulders / to open / to unroll / to split open / to spread out |
| 沙 |
Shā |
surname Sha |
| 沙 |
shā |
granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒 / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia |
| 沙 |
shà |
(dialect) to sift; to sieve |
| 拣 |
jiǎn |
to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up |
| 金 |
Jīn |
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) |
| 金 |
jīn |
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |